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P. W. JONES Jul 12-, 1927.

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UNITEDSTATES v PERCIVAL W. Jonas, or WARWICK, axons ISLAND." noox. I

4 w v 1,635.21? PA'T TT Fa lcfi Application filed March 26, 1927. Serial No. 178,677.

This invention relates to an improved construction bracelet end hook forattaching the ends of a bracelet to a wrist watch; and has for its object to provide a construction by which no open space is left between the hook and the watch when the hook is in engagement with the hail of the watch to thereby present a more attractive appearance when the same is in position on the wrist of the wearer. I

A further object of the invention is to provide a closing portion extending be tween the bail engaging portion of the hook and the watch by doubling back the sheet stock of the shank of the hook closely upon itself before extending the same rearwardly to engage the bail of a watch.

A-still further object of the invention is the provision of a tongue for closing the hook which may be easily and quickly assembled without solder or tools in the body of the hook and secure in position therein.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a wrist watch showing the hooks of my-improved construction attached to the bails thereof.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the body of the hook.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the tongue for closing the hook-shaped portion of the device. g

Figure 4 is a perspective View of the bottom of the device showing the tongue and the body assembled.

Figure 5 is a section on line 55.of Fig ure 4.

Figure 6 is a section on line 66 of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a section on line 77 of Fig ure 5.

Figure 8 is an enlarged side elevation of the hook in engagement with the hail of a wrist watch the latter being fragmentally shown.

It is found desirable in the use of bracelet end hooks for attaching the ends of a bracelet to a wrist watch to provide a construction to prevent a space occurring between attached parts to expose the wrist of the wearer when viewing the bracelet from the top, but to rather present an extended metal surface which may be suitably ornamented; and in order to'iprovide a hook which will closely fit the edge of the wrist watch, I have so formed the watch bail engaging port-ion at -a position moved inwardly from theedge of the hook so as to leave an extended portion to closely engagethe edge of the watch and prevent an opening appearing between the hook and the watch; and the following is a detailed description of the present embodiment of this invention and showing one construction of bracelet hook by which this advantageous result is accomplished:

With reference to the drawings, 10 designates a wrist watch having bails 11 with bracelet end hooks'12 connectingthe bracelet links 13 thereto, the hooks 12 each comprising a body 14 having'side walls 15 folded inwardly to provide a bottom wall '16 with inturned fingers 17 extending inwardly from .the edge thereof toward the top wall. The

top wall of the bracelet is extended to form a shank 18 which isdoubled backsharply upon itself as at 19' to extend rearwardly beneath this shank portion as at-20 and then downwardly to form a wristwatch bail engaging hook 21. When the hook21 is in engagement with the bail-11 the-portion 19 extends beyond the bail a substantial distance 'to closely abut the edge 22 of the watch to prevent an open space occurring between the hook and the watch, as clearly illustrated in Figures 1 and 8 It is of course apparent that where the watch is of a shape difi'e'rent from that illustrated in the drawing that the end portion 19 of the hook will be correspondingly different to closely engage the edge of the watch to accomplish the desired result.

A tongue 23 closes the opening to the hook 21 and is doubled back upon itself to provide a resilient portion 24 which is are shaped and provided with flanges 25 notched as at 26 to receive the fingers 17 carried by the bottom wall 16 of the body to securely position the tongue in the body. The resiliency of the arc shaped doubled back portion 24 serving to hold the notches 26 in engagement with the fingers to prevent longitudinal movement of the tongue member.

From the construction above described it will be apparent that the tongue may be easily positioned within the body by merely inserting the same between the side walls 15.

and moving the same rearwardly until the fingers 17 snap into the notches, to prevent further longitudinal movement. The tongue 23 is prevented from lateral movement by means of shouldersQ'Z on either side to en. gage the flanges 25 Which flanges closely fit the side walls 15 of the body to prevent the; entire tongue member from lateral movement relative to the body.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided a hook the construction of which performs the desired result of closing the opening between the hook and the watch and one by .whicl1.tl1e tongue for closing the. hook may be quickly and easily assembled without. the use of solder or other special tools and by the use of a tongue of such construction, the outer surface of the body of thehook may be suitably ornamented by the use of processes employing without affecting the resiliency of the spring tongue whichmay be snapped into position after the heating operations on the body have been performed.

-The foregoing description is directed solely, towards the construction illustrated,

but I desire it tobe understood that I reservelthe privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changesto which the device is susceptible, the invention. being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims. 1

I claim 1. A bracelet hook comprising a body hav ing a shankvformed into a hook at one end for engaging the bail of a wrist watch and means integral with the shank for extending a substantial distance beyond the bail engaging portion of said hook to close the opening between the :watch and the hook.

2. A bracelet hook comprising a body hav ing a shank formed into a hook for engaging a watch bailv and having a portion folded upon itself and extending beyond the bail engaging the inner surface of the hook to close the opening between the hook and a watch to which it may be attached.

3. A'bracelethook comprising a body having a shank doubled back upon itself and extending closely along its under surface a short distance and then opening-downwardly into a hook to engage the bail of a wrist watch the doubled back portion closing the opening between ,the hook and the watch.

4-. A bracelet hook comprising a body having a shank formed into a hook, a tongue for closing the hook having a portion doubled back upon itself and of a size to engage the opposite sides of the body and centrally align the tongue with relation thereto.

5. A bracelet hook comprising a body having side walls and a shank hook shaped at its end, a tongue for closing the hook shaped end. and having a doubled back portion with side flanges engagingthe side walls of said body and formations on said side flanges and body to lock the tongue in position.

6. A bracelet hook comprising a body having top, bottom, and side walls, and a shank extending from the top wall hook shaped at its end, a tonguefor closing said end and having a doubled back resilient portion tending to assume an arc-shape and forcing the tongue against the bottom wall, and means to lock the tongue in the body.

7. A bracelet hook comprising a body having top, bottom and side walls, a shankextending from the top wall formed into a watch bail engaging hook inwardly extend- 1ng"fingers earned by one of the walls of said body, a tongue for closing the hook and having a folded back resilient-portion with recesses to be engaged by said fingers upon the moving of saidtongue longitudinally of the body into position.

8. A bracelet hook comprisin'ga body having top, bottom and sidewalls, a shank extending from the top wall formed into a watch bail engaging hook, fingerson the bottom wall'extending inwardly toward the top wall, a tongue for closing the hook having a folded back resilient portion with'side flanges notched 'on their edges to receive said fingers upon-moving said tongue longitudinally of the body into position the resiliency of said portion holding the notched flanges in engagement with said fingers.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

PERCIVAL W. JONES. 

